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Qidong is a L/LL5-an chondrite meteorite fallen in 1982 in China. After detonation a single individual specimen was found in the field. Other circumstances of fall and recovery were not reported.[1]

Qidong
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	L/LL5-an
Composition	Fa25.7,[1] Fe21.5, Fe-Ni metal abundance 4.7 wt%
Country	China
Region	Jiangsu province, Qidong County
Coordinates	32°5′N 121°30′E[2]
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	July 2, 1982, 17:45 hrs.[1]
TKW	1275 g[1]

Composition and classification

This meteorite is intermediate between L and LL ordinary chondrites, possibly indicating formation on a separate parent body.[3] Its fayalite, ferrosilite place this stone at the extreme higher end of L chondrites, the metal content is typical of LL chondrites and the Co abundance in matrix kamacite (15 mg/g) is at the extreme lower end of LL chondrites.

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics
• Meteorite

Notes

External links

• Meteorite Studies, a photographic classification: Qidong

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